A Guide to Car-Sharing Apps for New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve is one of the busiest times of the year for taxis, with millions of revelers leaving their cars at home for a night out. Ride-hailing apps Uber, Lyft and Sidecar see the holiday as an opportunity to win new customers, and are adding drivers to meet increased demand.

The services let you skip hailing a taxi by summoning a car with the tap of a smartphone and paying with your credit card that’s on file. Most drivers use their own cars, for a cut of the fee.

The rides will be costly, however. All three companies plan to use “surge pricing,” meaning rides will cost three times as much as usual – or more — on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday.